Overview
Work History
Education
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Richard Wenitsky

North Wales,PA

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Representative

Vanguard
05.2023 - Current
  • Onboards clients from outside brokerages to Vanguard
  • Processed Transfer of Assets and Rollovers into IRA accounts
  • Processed Change of Ownership transitions for clients moving from Minor accounts to adult accounts and inheritance due to death.
  • Acquired FINRA Series 7 license.
  • Acquired: SFPP Specialist in Personal Financial Planning

Problem Resolution Coordinator

Quest Diagnostics, Inc
08.2020 - 10.2022
  • Working in Referrals Department supporting all functions including:
  • Packing and shipping of specimens to esoteric laboratories
  • Monitoring queues to ensure 100% specimens get shipped correctly and on time.
  • Monitoring and resolving issues with clients in jeopardy.
  • Monitoring pending queues and updating status logs to keep client and lab informed Of the progress of testing.
  • Contacting esoteric laboratories as needed to determine TAT and resolve issues in reporting.

Supervisor, Specimen Processing

Quest Diagnostics, Inc
11.2019 - 08.2020
  • Supervised 24 processors in data entry and specimen processing.
  • Interviewed, hired, and trained candidates
  • Performed annual reviews
  • Payroll editor
  • Reduced overtime in department by 20%
  • Increased average group productivity by 27% with no loss of quality.
  • Left position due to Covid lockdown restrictions.

Tech, Problem Resolution-SP

Quest Diagnostics, Inc
01.2018 - 11.2019
  • I have been the Problem Resolution Tech for the Microbiology department for 16 months and for the Referrals department for 13 months.
  • I have served as a liaison between clients and the lab necessitating building relationships and rapport with both physicians’ offices and lab personnel.
  • Daily tasks include TNP, QMPS, and Pending List resolution. tracking of missing specimens, and client education on specimen types and sources.
  • I have created training documents and competed training of an associate who serves in the same capacity.

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • Participated in Specimen Management Kaizen Roadmap.
  • Rolled out Pod set up to processing floor and set up and ran prototype pods.
  • Trained Group leads in Pod management. improved pod process, including Kanban red/yellow visual management system for manual and electronic processing and TAK time management.

GROUP LEAD - SPECIMEN PROCESSING

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
01.2009 - 08.2017
  • Group Lead in Specimen Processing for 8 years.
  • Workforce Central Timekeeping approval editor
  • Run Cognos reports to facilitate Night Reports
  • Initiated and ran training sessions for distribution team
  • Cut out superfluous work to increase production rates by Eliminating the entry of non-test codes on A-station.
  • Initiated the use of a stamp for House Account Reqs to Reduce human error and be more ergonomically sensitive
  • Reduced Free time and increased production of EMR team by 10%By maximizing time spent on fastest production line.
  • Increased production overall by 7% by eliminating superfluous photocopying of documents
  • Lead Team metrics Huddles nightly
  • Lead Cross Departmental metrics Huddles nightly
  • Implemented Lean Operating Principles
  • Utilized and trained group in 8-wastes and 5-S principles

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
10.2015 - 11.2015
  • GREENBELT TRAINING SESSIONS 2 WEEK COURSE. PLUS 2 successful GB Projects by 2017 GB P1: IMPROVE SORTING ACCURACY Outcome: 96% decrease in sorting errors GB P2: IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY.

Education

Masters Degree - I/O PSYCHOLOGY

Capella University
06.2022

Diploma - COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER
12.2000

Bachelor Degree - HISTORY

EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY
05.1993

Certification

1994 PA Social Studies Teacher Certification


Student Teaching


FINRA Series 7 License


ASIST Certification

Timeline

Registered Representative

Vanguard
05.2023 - Current

Problem Resolution Coordinator

Quest Diagnostics, Inc
08.2020 - 10.2022

Supervisor, Specimen Processing

Quest Diagnostics, Inc
11.2019 - 08.2020

Tech, Problem Resolution-SP

Quest Diagnostics, Inc
01.2018 - 11.2019

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
01.2017 - 12.2017

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
10.2015 - 11.2015

GROUP LEAD - SPECIMEN PROCESSING

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
01.2009 - 08.2017

Masters Degree - I/O PSYCHOLOGY

Capella University

Diploma - COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER

Bachelor Degree - HISTORY

EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY
Richard Wenitsky